The March is a mercury mine located in Washington county, Idaho.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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March MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: March
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Idaho
County: Washington
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Float
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN IDAHO, 1965, USBM IC 8252
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C.P., 1956, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS NEAR WEISER, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO, USGS BULL. 1042-D, P. 79-104
Idaho Gold
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